This document provides a table of contents for a compilation of scientific publications from 2009 to 2017 on synthesis and characterization. The table lists 66 publications organized into 8 sections by year. Each entry includes the publication year, title, authors, and journal. The document introduces the research group responsible for the compilation and provides basic publication details and copyright information.

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Synthesis and Characterization
Compiled and Edited by
Prof Sidek Ab Aziz, PhD

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Synthesis and Characterization
Selected Compilation of Scientific Publication
(2009 – 2017)
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Compiled and edited by Sidek Ab Aziz
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Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor
Malaysia

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UPM Glass and Glass Ceramics
Research Group
Prof Dr Sidek Ab Aziz
Prof Dr Zainal Abidin Talib
Assoc Prof Dr Halimah Mohamed Kamari
Assoc Prof Dr Khamirul Amin Matori
Dr Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid

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Contents
No. Year Title Journal
Section I - 2009
01 2009
Dielectric properties of ternary
(ZnO)30 (MgO)x (P2O5)70−x (x = 5,
8, 13) glasses
Journal of Fundamental
Sciences
02 2009
Effect of DC and temperature
stresses on nonlinear coefficient of
ZnO ceramic varistors
Solid State Science and
Technology
03 2009
Effect of prolonged mixing time on
concrete properties Materials Science
04 2009
Effect of zinc on the elastic
behaviour of (TeO2)90(AlF3)10-
x(ZnO)x glass system
International Journal of
Basic & Applied Sciences
05 2009
Effects of MgO on dielectric
properties and electrical
conductivity of ternary zinc
magnesium phosphate glasses
Journal of Non-Crystalline
Solids
06 2009
Effect of ZnO on dielectric
properties and electrical
conductivity of ternary zinc
magnesium phosphate glasses
American Journal of
Applied Sciences
07 2009
Optical and electrical
characteristics of (LiCl)x(P2O5)1-x
glass Ionics
08 2009
Producing amorphous white silica
from rice husk
MASAUM Journal of Basic
and Applied Sciences
09 2009
Synthesis and optical properties of
ZnO-TeO2 glass system
American Journal of
Applied Sciences
10 2009
Effect of temperature on ceramic
from rice husk ash
International Journal of
Basic & Applied Sciences

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Section 2- 2010
11 2010
Effect of ultrasonic irradiation on
COD and TSS in raw rubber mill
effluent EnvironmentAsia
12 2010
Dielectric properties of oven dry
anoderma wood
Dielectric properties of
oven dry anoderma wood
13 2010
Effect of AgI addition on elastic
properties of quaternary tellurite
glass systems Chalcogenide Letters
14 2010
Effects of concurrent TeO2
reduction and ZnO addition on
elastic and structural properties of
(90-x)TeO2-10Nb2O5-(x)ZnO glass
Journal of Non-Crystalline
Solids
15 2010
Elastic properties of TeO2-B2O3-
Ag2O glasses Ionics
16 2010
Optical and structural properties of
PbO-B2O3-TeO2 glasses
Solid State Science and
Technology
17 2010
Optical properties of ternary
tellurite glasses Materials Science- Poland
18 2010
Influence of ZnO on the ultrasonic
velocity and elastic moduli of soda
lime silicate glasses
International Journal of the
Physical Sciences
19 2010
Reduction of organic compounds in
palm oil mill effluent using
ultrasonic irradiation with and
without activated carbon addition Asian Journal of Chemistry
Section 3 – 2011
20 2011
Elastic moduli of zinc
oxyfluorotellurite glasses
Journal of Materials
Science and Engineering
21 2011
Design and development of
semiconductor courseware for
undergraduate students Journal of Applied Sciences
22 2011
Characteristics of alternating
current conductivity in ternary zinc
calcium phosphate glasses
Journal of the American
Ceramic Society

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23 2011
Degradation study on ternary zinc
magnesium phosphate glasses
Journal of Materials
Science
24 2011
Density and ultrasonic
characterization of oil palm trunk
infected by anoderma boninense
disease
Measurement Science
Review
25 2011
Elastic constants of (TeO2)90(AlF3)
10-x(ZnO)x zinc oxyfluorotellurite
glasses
IOP Conference Series:
Materials Science and
Engineering
26 2011 Optical properties of ternary TeO2-
B2O3-ZnO glass system
IOP Conference Series:
Materials Science and
Engineering
27 2011
Physical properties of borotellurite
glass doped with manganese
Solid State Science and
Technology
28 2011
Thermal properties of ternary
tellurite glass system
Solid State Science and
Technology
Section 4 – 2012
29 2012
The effect of bismuth on the
structure and mechanical
properties of GeO2-PbO-Bi2O3
ternary bulk glass system
Journal of the Ceramic
Society of Japan
30 2012
Measurement of testis absorbed
dose in some common medical x-
ray examinations using a Rando
phantom
IOSR Journal of Applied
Physics
31 2012
Correction: effect of AlF3 on the
density and elastic properties of
zinc tellurite glass systems.
Materials 2012, 5, 1361-1372. Materials
32 2012
Effect of AlF3 on the density and
elastic properties of zinc tellurite
glass systems Materials
33 2012
Effect of ZnO on the physical
properties and optical band gap of
soda lime silicate glass
International Journal of
Molecular Sciences
34 2012
Thermal stability and physical
properties of PbO-B2O3-TeO2 glass
system
Solid State Science and
Technology
35 2012
Preparation and elastic moduli of
germanate glass containing lead
and bismuth
International Journal of
Molecular Sciences

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36 2012
Infrared study of Er3+/Yb3+ co-
doped GeO2-PbO-Bi2O3 glass
International Journal of
Molecular Sciences
Section 5 – 2013
37 2013
Optimization of osmotic
dehydration of honeydew using
response surface methodology
International Journal of
Agriculture and Crop
Sciences
38 2013
Ultrasonic and optical properties
and emission of Er3+/Yb3+ doped
lead bismuth-germanate glass
affected by Bi+/Bi2+ ions Journal of Luminescence
39 2013
The effect of remelting on the
physical properties of borotellurite
glass doped with manganese
International Journal of
Molecular Sciences
40 2013
Study of the elastic properties of
(PbO)x(P2O5)1-x lead phosphate
glass using an ultrasonic technique
Journal of Non-Crystalline
Solids
41 2013
Structural and optical properties of
lead-boro-tellurrite glasses induced
by gamma-ray
International Journal of
Molecular Sciences
42 2013
Effect of thickness on structural ,
optical and magnetic properties of
Co doped ZnO thin film by pulsed
laser deposition
Journal of Optoelectronics
and Advanced Materials
43 2013
Effect of ZnO on the thermal
properties of tellurite glass Journal of Applied Sciences
44 2013
Influence of chimney effect on the
radon effective dose of the lung
simulated for radon prone areas of
Ramsar in winter season
IOSR Journal of Applied
Physics
45 2013
Characterization and synthesis of
silver nanostructures in rare earth
activated GeO2-PbO glass matrix
using matrix adjustment thermal
reduction method
Entropy
Section 6 - 2014

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46 2014
Study on emission and
performance of diesel engine using
castor biodiesel Journal of Chemistry
47 2014
Elastic behavior of borate glasses
containing lead and bismuth oxides
Advances in Materials
Science and Engineering
48 2014
Effect of sintering temperature on
structural and morphological
properties of europium (III) oxide
doped willemite Journal of Spectroscopy
49 2014
Effect of concurrent ZnO addition
and AlF3 reduction on the elastic
properties of tellurite based glass
system
Advances in Condensed
Matter Physics
50 2014
Influence of erbium concentration
on spectroscopic properties of
tellurite based glass
Solid State Science and
Technology
51 2014
Optical properties of lithium borate
glass (Li2O)x (B2O3)1-x Sains Malaysiana
Section 7 - 2015
52 2015
Studying the effect of ZnO on
physical and elastic properties of
(ZnO)x(P2O5)1−x glasses using
nondestructive ultrasonic method
Advances in Materials
Science and Engineering
53 2015
Optical properties of erbium zinc
tellurite glass system
Advances in Materials
Science and Engineering
54 2015
Natural fiber-reinforced hybrid
polymer nanocomposites: effect of
fiber mixing and nanoclay on
physical, mechanical, and
biodegradable properties BioResources
55 2015
Investigation on structural and
optical properties of SLS-ZnO
glasses prepared using a
conventional melt quenching
technique
Journal of Materials
Science: Materials in
Electronics
56 2015
Synthesis and characterization of
wollastonite glass-ceramics from
eggshell and waste glass
Journal Of Solid Satate
Sciences & Technology
57 2015
An elucidating study on physical
and structural properties of 45S5
Journal of Non-Crystalline
Solids

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glass at different sintering
temperatures
58 2015
Comparative studies of bismuth
and barium boro-tellurite glass
system: Structural and optical
properties Chalcogenide Letters
59 2015
Effects of increasing tungsten on
structural, elastic and optical
properties of xWO3-(40-x)Ag2O-
60Te2O glass system
Journal of Materials
Science and Technology
60 2015
Thermal activation of conducting
polymer polypyrrole/zeolite
Solid State Science and
Technology
Section 8 - 2016
61 2016
Synthesis, characterization and in
vitro evaluation of manganese
ferrite (mnfe2o4) nanoparticles for
their biocompatibility with murine
breast cancer cells (4T1) Molecules
62 2016
Synthesis and characterization of
low cost willemite based glass-
ceramic for opto-electronic
applications
Journal of Materials
Science: Materials in
Electronics
63 2016
Physical properties of foam glass
ceramics prepared by cathode ray
tube panel glass and clam shell
International Journal of
Science, Engineering and
Technology Research
64 2016
Low cost phosphors: structural and
photoluminescence properties of
Mn2+ -doped willemite glass-
ceramics Optik
65 2016
Evaluation of antioxidant and
cytotoxicity activities of copper
ferrite (CuFe2O4) and zinc ferrite
(ZnFe2O4) Nanoparticles
Synthesized by Sol-Gel Self-
Combustion method Applied Sciences
66 2016
Effect of silver nanoparticle
addition on the structure and
characteristics of radio-
photoluminescence glass
dosimeter
Malaysian Journal of
Analytical Sciences

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67 2016
Effect of hydroxyapatite reinforced
with 45S5 glass on physical,
structural and mechanical
properties Procedia Chemistry
68 2016
Eddy current thermography testing
on lack of fusion (LOF) defect of
carbon steel welded sample
Regional Conference on
Science, Technology and
Social Sciences
69 2016
Comprehensive study on
compositional dependence of
optical band gap in zinc soda lime
silica glass system for
optoelectronic applications
Journal of Non-Crystalline
Solids
70 2016
Structural and optical properties of
Er3+-doped willemite glass-
ceramics from waste materials
Optik
71 2016
Fabrication and crystallization of
ZnO-SLS glass derived willemite
glass-ceramics as a potential
material for optics applications Journal of Spectroscopy
72 2016
Development and characterization
studies of Eu3+-doped Zn2SiO4
phosphors with waste silicate
sources Procedia Chemistry
73 2016
Characteristic temperatures and
microhardness of (ZnO)x-(AlF3)y-
(TeO2)z tellurite glass systems Chalcogenide Letters
74 2016
Effect of PbO on the elastic
behavior of ZnO–P2O5 glass
systems Results in Physics
Section 8 - 2017
75 2017
Tuning acoustic properties of glass
via growth of gold nanoparticles
Transactions on Science
and Technology
76 2017
Optical basicity and electronic
polarizability of zinc borotellurite
glass doped La3+ ions Results in Physics
77 2017
Influence of zinc oxide on the
physical , structural and optical
band gap of zinc silicate glass
system from waste rice husk ash Optik

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78 2017
Fabrication and characterization of
glass and glass-ceramic from rice
husk ash as a potent material for
opto-electronic applications
Journal of Materials
Science: Materials in
Electronics
79 2017
Enhanced luminescence properties
of low-cost willemite based glass-
ceramics as potential green
phosphor materials
Journal of Materials
Science: Materials in
Electronics
80 2017
Effect of the welding speed on the
macrostructure , microstructure
and mechanical properties of
AA6061-T6 friction stir butt welds Metals
81 2017
Effect of sintering temperature on
physical, structural and optical
properties of wollastonite based
glass-ceramic derived from waste
soda lime silica glasses Results in Physics
82 2017
Effect of milling time on the
microstructure, physical and
mechanical properties of Al-Al2O3
Nanocomposite synthesized by ball
milling and powder metallurgy Materials
83 2017
Comprehensive study on elastic
moduli prediction and correlation
of glass and glass ceramic derived
from waste rice husk
Advances in Materials
Science and Engineering
84 2017
Comprehensive study on effect of
sintering temperature on the
physical, structural and optical
properties of Er3+ doped ZnO-GSLS
glasses Results in Physics
85 2017
Characterization and optical
properties of erbium oxide doped
ZnO-SLS glass for potential optical
and optoelectronic materials Materials Express
86 2017
Linear and nonlinear optical
properties of erbium doped zinc
borotellurite glass system Journal of Luminescence
87 2017
Synthesis and elastic properties of
ternary ZnO-PbO-TeO2 glasses Chalcogenide Letters
88 2017
Comprehensive study on physical,
elastic and shielding properties of
lead zinc phosphate glasses
Journal of Non-Crystalline
Solids

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89 2018
Effect of PbO on optical properties
of tellurite glass Results in Physics